Burkina Faso vs. Central African Republic Cost of Living Summary

Burkina Faso is 50.0% cheaper than Central African Republic overall.

Restaurants
pay 63.8% less in Burkina Faso
Groceries
pay 3.7% less in Burkina Faso
Transportation
pay 47.8% less in Burkina Faso
Housing
pay 83.8% less in Burkina Faso
Entertainment and Sports
pay 51.1% less in Burkina Faso

Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Burkina Faso.

Burkina Faso vs. Central African Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Burkina Faso instead of Central African Republic, you would:

pay 63.8% less for restaurants

 
Central African Republic
Burkina Faso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.17
FCFA5,189
$1.23
F CFA778
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.25
FCFA7,783
$7.35
F CFA4,670
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.04
FCFA1,297
$0.76
F CFA484

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pay 3.7% less for groceries

 
Central African Republic
Burkina Faso
Bread
1 loaf
$2.86
FCFA1,816
$0.71
F CFA454
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.06
FCFA1,946
$8.17
F CFA5,189
Milk (1 gallon) $17.01
FCFA10,803
$9.16
F CFA5,819

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pay 47.8% less for transportation

 
Central African Republic
Burkina Faso
Gasoline (1 gallon) $9.28
FCFA5,892
$4.84
F CFA3,074
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? ??

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pay 83.8% less for housing

 
Central African Republic
Burkina Faso
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $44.85
F CFA28,486
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,984.60
FCFA1,260,469
$408.47
F CFA259,431
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,402.03
FCFA1,525,590
$285.93
F CFA181,602

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Central African Republic
Burkina Faso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $122.54
F CFA77,829
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $15,052.55
F CFA9,560,247

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pay 51.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Central African Republic
Burkina Faso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.86
FCFA1,816
$1.14
F CFA726
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.45
FCFA1,557
$1.63
F CFA1,038
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.08
FCFA2,594
$1.63
F CFA1,038

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Central African Republic
Burkina Faso
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? ??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? ??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? ??

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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